Artyom Orlov

Artyom Orlov (3 August 1937-1983) was a general of the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Intent on expanding Soviet borders into central Europe, Orlov was shot by GDR guards while crossing the border of East Germany.

Biography
Orlov was a general of the Soviet Union who believed in reckless military conquest of eastern Europe during the Cold War, arguing against peaceful politicians such as KGB head Alexis Gogol. Orlov worked with exiled Afghan prince Kamal Khan in India and sold him priceless Soviet treasures, which Khan smuggled to Western Europe via a circus troupe. He planned to detonate a nuclear bomb under the circus when it reached a US Army base in West Germany, but while he crossed the border, he was killed by East Germany (GDR) border guards.